Your business stands to benefit from diverse workers that are supported in their careers. Make the effort to invest in their development and connect with them in a meaningful, values-led way. This helps you forge mutually beneficial relationships for years to come.

“Multiculturalism in today’s organizations comes with many opportunities for development and improving the bottom line. It also brings some challenges that need to be tackled properly, by openly acknowledging differences and finding ways to bridge them positively and inclusively.

There’s at least a dozen established leadership styles, each effective in the right context and executed by the right person. Managers have to adapt to the current context and do things that will be good for both the organization and the employees. Let’s explore three leadership styles that work in times of crisis!

Right-skilling employees is about more than making sure they learn something new and become more efficient in their work. In the current volatile environment, right-skilling is the only way to ensure that businesses close learning gaps and employees feel more secure about their future.

Becoming a leader of an existing team can be difficult but it’s also a challenge that constitutes a valuable learning moment. If you go into it with an open mind and do your best to know your new team and communicate with them properly and honestly, there will only be positive results in sight.

A little appreciation can go a long way. By keeping your employees motivated, and recognizing what they do every day, you can create a positive environment, whether in-person or remote. This will result in happy employees who are productive and excited about showing up and doing the work each day.

Conversations about change are always challenging, even more so in the current context. However unpopular, change is not optional, and organizations are faced with difficult decisions to make and subsequently communicate and implement. So let’s see how leaders should communicate during times of transformation:

With transformation being the number one objective for most businesses, trust is essential. It’s not only a very effective driver of change and innovation, but ialso a requirement for positive employee engagement and loyalty. Building organizational trust takes time, so the sooner it becomes a genuine priority, the better.

Innovation is not something you can stop doing; it has to be an ongoing mindset. A silo mentality is not good for business. Let’s see what organizational silos are and how we can overcome them, break the barriers and boost innovation!

Corporate L&D is no stranger to transformation. Learning specialists are constantly ready to change gears and navigate turbulent waters. Switching stakeholder mindset from business-oriented to learner-centric is yet another challenge, one that will have tremendously positive results once it is overcome.